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Chiridotidae
| Description | Chiridotidae is a family of sea cucumbers. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiridotidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Chiridotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Chiridotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Chiridotidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Östergren, H. (1898). Das System der Synaptiden. Öfversigt af Kongelige Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar. 55: 111-120. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (4.0%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 315 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Apodida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Holothuroidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | detritivore (based on Apodida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Apodida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Ostergren. 1898. Das system der Synaptiden. Öfversigt af Kongl. Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar, Stockholm 55:11-120 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Common Name(s) | クルマナマコ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiridotidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Archedota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Chiridota genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 326 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Gymnopipina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Jumaraina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 28.1 Ma Oligocene | |
| Kolostoneura genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neotoxodora genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ovalidota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Palaeotrochodota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paradota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Polycheira genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Psammothuria genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Rowedota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Scoliorhapis genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Sigmodota genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Taeniogyrus genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Theelia genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 177 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 0 Ma Extant | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Liodermatidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Liodermatidae |
| Liosomatidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Liosomatidae |
| Chirodotidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Echinodermata : Holothuroidea : Apodida : Chirodotidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1898 | Chiridotidae Ostergren |
| 1966 | Chiridotidae Pawson p. U645 |
| 1993 | Chiridotidae Gilliland p. 136 |
| 1995 | Chiridotidae Rowe and Gates p. 266 |
| 2001 | Chiridotidae Kerr and Kim p. 78 |
| 2010 | Chiridotidae Reich and Wiese p. 354 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
